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August
24th
2022
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Install a VNC service to remotely access a Linux server
Prerequisites to start the installation
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An operational Linux server;
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A graphical interface installed on the server. We recommend the use of XFCE;
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A VNC client on your workstation.
Installation of the VNC server
Configuration of the VNC service
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First of all, make sure that « oliv » can start services that remain active after its disconnection:
loginctl enable-linger oliv
The following operations must be performed with « oliv ». -
Connect to your server as « oliv »:
ssh -l oliv addresse.du.serveur -
Create the folder that will contain the service configuration:
mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user/ -
Create the configuration file for the :
nano ~/.config/systemd/user/x0vncserver.service
Content should be:[Unit] <br>Description=Remote desktop service (VNC) <br>After=syslog.target network.target <br><br>[Service] <br>Type=forking <br>ExecStart=/usr/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/x0vncserver -display :0 -rfbport 5900 -passwordfile /home/oliv/.vnc/passwd &' <br>Restart=on-failure <br><br>[Install] <br>WantedBy=multi-user.target -
Create the folder that will contain the password file:
mkdir /home/oliv/.vnc/ -
Create the file that will contain the VNC password:
vncpasswd /home/oliv/.vnc/passwd -
Make sure that the new configuration is taken into account by systemd :
systemctl --user daemon-reload -
Start the VNC server:
systemctl --user start x0vncserver.service
Connection to the server in VNC
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